Last Updated：2025/11/19

(nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter / To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

See correct answer

light

Source Word

light

IPA(Pronunciation)

/laɪt/

Verb

Japanese Meaning

（船舶用語）貨物を積んでいる船から、余分な荷物や貨物を降ろす、または捨てて船を軽くする作業 / （一般的な意味で）物の重量を軽くする、または負担を減らす

Faced with rising water, the captain ordered the crew to light the cargo to save the ship.

海水が増してきたため、船長は船を救うためにいくつかの貨物を海に投棄するよう乗組員に命じた。

Sense（1）

(nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter

Sense（2）

To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

His mailèd habergeon she did undight, / And from his head his heavy burgonet did light.

lights

（ present singular third-person ）

lighting

（ participle present ）

lighted

（ participle past ）

lighted

（ past ）